Gerald Johnson, 19, was accused of
slashing his best friend's parents to death in their Garden Grove
home in the early morning hours of December 28th, 1999. Both
Brent Turvey and Jerry Chisum were retained by the defense to
examine the evidence and ultimately testify as experts before the
jury in this case. They came to remarkably similar conclusions
from different evidentiary and behavioral angles, despite the
lack of any collaboration between the two prior to their
testimony.

Jerry Chisum qualified as a
criminalist, and as an expert in crime reconstruction and
bloodstain pattern anlaysis. He was allowed to testify as to the
full weight of the conclusions his report.

Brent Turvey was qualified as a
forensic scientist, and as an expert in crime reconstruction and
staged crime scenes. He was allowed to discuss the fact that he
had conducted a study of staged crime scenes, but was not allowed
to discuss the results of that study. He was, however, allowed to
give his opinion that the crime scene in this case had been
staged (and discuss supporting evidence), as well as his opinion
regarding the motivation evident in the crime scene. Turvey was
not allowed to give his opinion regarding the nature of the
relationship between the victims and the offender based on the
crime scene evidence. This opinion, subsequently, has been
redacted from the report provided here.

The outcome of this case, provided
below, is not in disagreement with the opinions rendered by both
Chisum and Turvey.